Kailash Mansarovar Yatra Incident: Two Pilgrims killed

Nepal, Jul 03: As we earlier reported that, The Rains and bad weather have wreaked havoc on the ongoing Kailash Mansarovar Yatra with more than 1,500 Indian pilgrims stranded in Nepal.

Two pilgrims, Satya Lakshmi Narayana Subba Rao from Andhra Pradesh and Narayanam from Kerala, died, and 104 pilgrims were evacuated to Simikot from Hilsa.

Rescue operation is underway and seven flights are operating from Simikot to Nepalganj.

According to the Indian Embassy, which is monitoring the situation round the clock, the pilgrims are stranded in the Nepalganj-Simikot-Hilda route, some 423 kilometers form Kathmandu.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said about 525 pilgrims are stranded in Simikot, 550 in Hilsa and another 500 are stuck in Tibet side.

She said India has requested the Nepal government for army helicopters to evacuate stranded Indian nationals.

In a series of tweets, Swaraj said India has set up hotlines for pilgrims and their family members who will be provided information in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam languages.